Prospero Desiata photograph albums
Scope and Contents
Two albums containing 1,449 black and white and hand-colored photographs, 1904-1917, of steamships, schooners, and barks in Portland, Oregon, and around the world during World War I, including France, Germany, and Great Britain. All ships are identified, and Album 220 includes a handwritten index.
Dates
- 1904-1917
Creator
- Desiata, Prospero (Gary), 1893-1935 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Extent
0.48 Cubic Feet (1 flat box; 1 album in shared oversize flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Two albums containing 1,449 black and white and hand-colored photographs, 1904-1917, of steamships, schooners, and barks in Portland, Oregon, and around the world during World War I, including France, Germany, and Great Britain. All ships are identified.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Christina Desiata, May 1961 (Lib. Acc. 9390).
Processing Information
The albums in this collection were individually designated as Album 220 and Album 221 by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Creator
- Desiata, Prospero (Gary), 1893-1935 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Prospero Desiata photograph albums
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
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